BOARD OF
SKAMANIA COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Meeting
for Week of July 17, 2007
The meeting was called to order at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, July
17, 2007 at the Commissioner’s Meeting Room, 240 NW Vancouver Avenue in
Stevenson, with Commissioners James D. Richardson and
Commissioner
Tolfree moved, seconded by Commissioner Richardson and motion carried to
approve the Consent Agenda as follows, with the exception of items #10, 11, and
12 that were removed:
1. Minutes for week of July 10,
2007.
2. Liquor license renewal for
Gorge Winery.
3. Set public meeting for 9:45
AM Thursday, September 20, 2007 to take public comment on 2008 Title III
Projects and an amendment to Sheriff’s Emergency Services 2007 Title III Project.
4. Declare County-owned tax
parcel #03-10-16-0-0-1200-00 surplus, set a public auction for 1:30 p.m.
Tuesday, August 7, 2007, and set minimum bid amount at $300,000.
5. Resolution 2007-27 accepting
and endorsing the amended goals and objectives of the Community Strategic Plan
and the 2007 Work Plan.
6. Authorize the purchase of a
replacement vehicle from WA State Procurement utilizing County Road Funds to
replace vehicle #103 that was declared totaled with little to no salvage value.
7. Interlocal agreement with
Cities of Stevenson and North Bonneville for the distribution of regional
surface transportation program funding within Skamania County appropriated
under the SAFETEA-LU Act.
8. Interlocal agreement with
City of North Bonneville to perform reimbursable work for the City.
9. Agreement with ESRI, Inc.
for continued software maintenance, updates, and technical assistance for the
ArcView program used by Public Works.
10. Contract change order #1
with SWCA Environmental Consultants to increase the scope of work and dollar amount
for Rock Creek Biological Assessment Services to include evaluation of upstream
pile driving for wood stabilization.
11. Contract amendment #1 with
Mark Yinger Associates to increase the amount for providing hydrogeologis work
on Rock Creek and the Piper Road Landslide.
12. Contract amendment #1 with
Boart Longyear to increase the amount to drill holes for core sampling purposes
regarding the Piper Road Landslide.
13. Award bid and execute
contract with Kodiak Benge Construction Company for surface grinding of asphalt
on Hot Springs Avenue, Paradise Creek Bridge, and Evergreen Bridge.
14. Contract with Military Dept
to provide funding for eligible Wireline and Wireless Enhanced 911 operation
costs.
15. Contract amendment with
Human Services Council to extend the duration to July 31, 2007 for senior and
Medicaid transportation programs to allow for contract renewal process.
16. Contract with Human Services
Council to provide funding for in-home care services for eligible clients.
17. Intergovernmental
cooperative purchasing agreement with Thurston County for the purchase of a
recording/cashiering/indexing and imaging system.
18. Interagency agreement with
WA State Department of Agriculture to provide funding to control invasive
knotweed in various locations.
Sealed
bids were opened for furnishing petroleum products for 2008-2009. Commissioner Tolfree moved, seconded by
Commissioner Richardson and motion carried to refer the following bids to
Public Works for review and recommendation.
Prices are per gallon.
Hunsaker Oil Company, White Salmon, WA
Prindle Road Shop Stevenson
Road Shop Cook-Underwood Road
Shop
Unleaded Regular $2.674 Unleaded
Regular $2.674 Unleaded Regular
$2.684
Diesel $2.7645 Diesel $ 2.7645 Diesel $2.7745
Wilcox & Flegel Oil Company, Longview, WA
Prindle Road Shop Stevenson
Road Shop Cook-Underwood Road
Shop
Unleaded Regular
$2.7936 Unleaded Regular $2.7835 Unleaded
Regular $2.7734
Diesel $2.6669 Diesel $2.6568 Diesel $2.6467
Commissioner
Tolfree moved, seconded by Commissioner Richardson and motion carried to
declare surplus a portion of tax parcel #03-08-35-0-0-0300 located in Home
Valley, set the purchase price at $35,000 to be sold to the Howell Family, and
sign a National Scenic Area application for a boundary line adjustment on tax
parcels #03-08-35-0-0-0300 (County) and #03-08-35-0-0-0200 (Howell).
Commissioner Tolfree moved, seconded by Commissioner
Richardson and motion carried to approve the Health Insurance Broker
Committee’s recommendation to select BCI of Hood River, OR as the County’s
Health Insurance Broker and authorize the Administrative Services Director to
enter into negotiations with BCI with the goal of completing the negotiations
by July 31, 2007.
Larry Douglass, Public Works Director reported on the Rock Creek
slide/timber removal project, private road standards, personnel, Engineering
projects, County Road projects, ER&R, Solid Waste, and Building Department.
Karen
Witherspoon, Planning and Community Development Director reported on hosting
the Summer Planners’ Forum on July 19, 2007, training for Black Bear Permit
Tracking System, and the status of the Swift Subarea Plan.
Commissioner
Tolfree moved, seconded by Commissioner Richardson and motion carried to
reclassify the Planning and Community Development Planning Technician position
to the new Assistant Planner position, approved on July 9, 2007 at Range 17,
effective August 1, 2007.
The
meeting recessed at 10:45 a.m. Tuesday, July 17, 2007 and reconvened at 11:00
a.m. the same date, with Commissioners Richardson and Tolfree present.
Ann
Lueders, Safety Committee Chair reported on the Safety Committee meeting of
July 10, 2007. The Board reviewed and
discussed the following reports:
§
Report #2007-12. Commissioner
Tolfree moved, seconded by Commissioner Richardson and motion carried to agree
with the Safety Committee’s findings and recommendations.
§
Report #2007-13. Commissioner
Tolfree moved, seconded by Commissioner Richardson and motion carried to agree
with the Safety Committee’s findings and recommendations.
§
Report #2007-15. Commissioner
Tolfree moved, seconded by Commissioner Richardson and motion carried to agree
with the Safety Committee’s findings and recommendations.
§
Report #2007-16. Commissioner
Tolfree moved, seconded by Commissioner Richardson and motion carried to agree
with the Safety Committee’s findings and recommendations.
Ann Lueders, Safety Committee Chair presented a
revised Employee Accident/Incident Report Form and advised of recommended
changes that would reduce the number of forms returned to departments due to
incomplete information. Commissioner
Tolfree moved, seconded by Commissioner Richardson and motion carried to adopt
a revised Employee Accident/Incident Report Form, as recommended by the Safety
Committee.
The Board met with Karen Dove from John L. Scott
Realty to discuss marketing the Rock Cove property, with no action taken.
The meeting recessed at 12:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 17,
2007 and reconvened at 12:10 p.m.
the same date, with Commissioners Richardson and Tolfree present.
Commissioner Tolfree moved, seconded by Commissioner
Richardson and motion carried to approve the following contracts:
§
Contract change order #1 with SWCA Environmental Consultants to
increase the scope of work and dollar amount for Rock Creek Biological
Assessment Services to include evaluation of upstream pile driving for wood
stabilization.
§
Contract amendment #1 with Mark Yinger Associates to increase the
amount for providing hydrogeologis work on Rock Creek and the Piper Road
Landslide.
§
Contract amendment #1 with Boart Longyear to increase the amount to
drill holes for core sampling purposes regarding the Piper Road Landslide.
The
meeting recessed at 12:15 p.m. Tuesday, July 17, 2007 and reconvened at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 18, 2007, with
Commissioners Richardson and Tolfree present.
The Board participated in a workshop with Planning
and Community Development to discuss Hearing Examiner handouts and a credit
application to The Olympian Newspaper for advertising vacant positions, with no
action taken.
The Board participated in a workshop with the
Recreation and Facilities Director to discuss Rock Creek Services Center draft
facility plan and a grant for the shooting range, with no action taken.
The
meeting recessed at 12:10 p.m. Wednesday, July 18, 2007 and reconvened at 9:30
a.m. Thursday, July 19, 2007, with Commissioners Richardson and Tolfree
present.
Commissioner Tolfree moved, seconded by Commissioner Richardson and
motion carried to approve vouchers for the period ending July 18, 2007 in the
total amount of $75,387.21.
Commissioner Pearce joined the meeting via phone at approximately 9:40
a.m.
A public hearing
was held to consider Ordinance 2007-08 amending Skamania County Code Title 3.05
Sales and Use Tax – Public Facilities, Chapter 3.05.020 Rate by increasing the
rate of sales and use tax to nine one-hundredths percent (0.09%) of the selling
price or value of an article.
The Board met in executive session regarding potential litigation from 9:50 a.m. until 10:20 a.m., with no action taken.
The
meeting adjourned at 10:20 a.m. Thursday, July 19, 2007.
BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS
SKAMANIA
COUNTY, WASHINGTON